What type of ligand does the ethylenediamine is?

What type of ligand does the ethylenediamine is?
  1. Monodentate
  2. Bidentate
  3. Tetradentate
  4. Hexadentate

Solution

- Ethylenediamine is an example of bidentate ligand. This means that ethylene diamine has two donor atoms. It means that it can bind with the central metal ion with two nitrogen atoms. The bidentate ligands are also known as chelating ligands.

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (10 May Shift 2)

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